懂中文 Dong Chinese

㜽

zǐ

(ancient form of 子) child

Pictograph of a small child with hair on its head.

Components
◎ iconic component

◎  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts hair.

子 iconic component

子  Iconic component

zi, zǐ

  

child

Evolution

㜽 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
㜽 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
㜽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
㜽 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
㜽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

㜽  

zǐ

(ancient form of 子) child, seed, 1st terrestrial branch